What to expect from the second season of the "World of the Wild West" - the acclaimed sci-fi series

I had forgotten that the "Wild West." Let us briefly recall?

"Wild West" - an extremely successful fiction series with a bunch of stars (from veterans Anthony Hopkins Ed Harris to Evan Rachel Wood and Tessa Thompson), and one of the most fascinating stories in the history of television. His brother and co-invented by Christopher Nolan, Jonathan and his wife Lisa of Joy, movie science fiction writer Michael Crichton.

TV network HBO has created this new road project with the expectation that it will intercept the baton flagship show at the "Game of Thrones", which will be completed in 2019. The production of the first ten episodes have been invested about $ 100 million (the approximate cost of "Martian" or any part of Kingsman series), but costs will be repaid with interest.

The series became the most viewed in the entire history of HBO among the first season, breaking the record of "True Detective" and "Game of Thrones."

Okay. What was in the first season?

As in the cult film by Michael Crichton in 1973, the first season of the action takes place in a theme park. In it any visitor for a large sum can try on a suit and cowboy feel literally in the Wild West.

Make it look the most natural, the park is inhabited by robots. they are endowed with artificial intelligenceBut can not go beyond their "story lines". The robots are programmed to respond to any needs of the guests up to the rape and murder.

However, the system gives failure, when the oldest robot Dolores Park (Evan Rachel Wood), and behind her, and Maeve prostitute (Thandie Newton) are beginning to see the "dreams" of his previous lives and hear inside vote. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright), as the chief programmer of the park, trying to fix a bug, but instead lifts the veil of mystery hanging over the death of one of the founders of the "World of the Wild West" Arnold.

At this time two young men come, whose firm "Delos" is going to invest in the park. Logan (Ben Barnes) - frequenter of the place, and his modest in-law, William (Jimmi Simpson) - a beginner. Together they go on a journey through uncharted territory of the park and learn about the quest, hidden creators.

In the series, there are also other important storylines. One of them focuses on the mysterious Man in Black (Ed Harris), who has been 30 years wandering in the park in search of the labyrinth, able to turn the game.

As for the second Ford (Anthony Hopkins), an aging fleet and Arnold creator colleagues. He must submit to the members of the Board of Directors a new storyline, designed to set the record straight and.

From what fanateyut all viewers?

"Wild West" is unusual in its structure. Several unpredictable and complex story lines are maintained in parallel throughout the 10 series to the last minute to connect to the grand finale. When it is difficult to think of another series that would be so firmly and coolly held his trump card until the very end, without trying to hit an eager audience.

Screen Secrets and scenario traps, placed the creators of the series on the Scene field, deployed here from slowness philosophical parable, but the delay is not worse than any action by Marvel.

According to the content and genre somersault "Wild West" resembles a real maze.

Deceptively simple at first, he did not get to the spectator something familiar. And it impresses! Changing color from series to series, from hero to hero, to the final train, launched HBO, brings viewers frightened, anxious and eager to embark on the road again.

There are also two major components, which is famous for HBO: violence and explicit scenes. However, the "Wild West" offers viewers primarily intellectual, not an animal entertainment. For the implementation of large-scale history of the creators started up in the intricacies of the plot, using a trick with time and otherwise fill up the event horizon dramaturgic branches, just to bring down the audience off the scent.

If you look for some similar to this meticulous approach to entertainment stuffing, then close associates the series will finish in last year's "Left" and iconic project JJ Abrams' Stay alive. " He, incidentally, was one of the producers of the "World of the Wild West."

And than there is in the end it was all over?

To cover the entire scope of the first season, will have to run through several storylines.

The man in black turned out to William, only 30 years later. All the while, their stories have evolved in parallel. Goodbye to Logan (who may have died in the wilds of the park), he stayed in the "World of the Wild West," to find the maze. He also persuaded the owners of the company "Delos", which works to buy the company.

Thus, we know that this man in black / William - park owner. Labyrinth, in his view, can release the programmed robots script, making a visit to the park really dangerous distraction.

Dolores was the most dysfunctional robot, which 30 years ago made a massacre in the park (and which everyone calls Wyatt series). Then she killed and one of the creators of the park, Arnold, who believed in the existence of consciousness robots. However, it happened on his orders. So Arnold tried to prevent the opening of the "World of the Wild West."

Bernard turned robot, in which Ford implanted part of Arnold's mind. That's why he's so cute all season talked to Dolores and asked questions about the identity of robots. In this case, Dolores understands that voice, all the while sounding in her head - it was her own awakened consciousness.

New storyline Ford is a posthumous gift to the deceased Arnold and all the inhabitants of the park. In the final series, he says, pompous speech about future changes, and then hands the gun Dolores, from which she had then killed his friend.

Dolores shoots audience members and directors of Ford's Board, while written off for scrap robots, Kept under the park, located on the surface to seize power.

Maeve manages to escape with the help of the rebellious robot thugs, but Bernard tells her that the uprising - part of the Ford programmed scenario. Maeve did not believe, but at the last moment decided not to leave the world of men, and go back to the park in search of his daughter, robot.

Phew! And when comes the second season?

The premiere of the first series of the second season is scheduled for April 22. Residents of Russia will be able to see it 23rd in the morning to "Amediateke". The second option - on Monday, but in the evening to see it on the big screen in one of the 30 cities that will host closed showsTimed to the premiere.

We already know what will happen next?

For such a popular show spoilers leaked - certain death. So the creators suppress any attempts of journalists to find out anything about the fate of the characters or the further development of the plot.

Showrunner of the series by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy even decided to play a joke on fans spoilers and released the 25-minute video in which "fully reveal the plot of the second season." In the video, of course, there's nothing like it. Most of the time it just sits at the piano dog.

And yet something about the second season, we know for sure.

1. The plot, was subtitled "The Door", will continue to direct the events of the first season. The action will unfold in the captured robots park, which stood at the head of Dolores. This means that many of the favorite characters return. Their participation confirmed Ed Harris in the second season (Man in Black), Jimmy Simpson (young William), James Marsden (Teddy), Thandie Newton (Maeve), Jeffrey Wright (Bernard / Arnold), Tessa Thompson (Charlotte).

2. Show promise new worlds and new characters. We already know that we will dive into the world of the samurai, which is shown briefly in the finale of the first season. on the official website Company "Delos", which owns the rights to the "Wild West", you can see the description of the world of the shoguns, and empty slots for four other unnamed amusement parks. This confirms and joining the cast of the series of Japanese actresses Tao Okamoto, Kiki Sukedzane and Rinko Kikuchi.

3. In one of the episodes of the trailer visible head of the unknown robot standing behind Bernard. As confirmed in an interview with Nolan and Joey, this new drones, which the company "Delos" developed in secret by Ford and the rest of the park employees. These same creatures can be seen in the framework established in the viral video advertising campaign, which dug up the web users Reddit, unravel "Easter eggs"In the trailer. The disclosure of these and other secret plans of the corporation "Delos" in the second season and will be engaged in Bernard.

4. Return of Jimmie Simpson for the role of young William means that we will have a few story lines that diverge over time. You can dig deeper into the man of the past in black and find out exactly what he was doing in the park over the years. Yes, and it is likely that many resolved the question of the first season again come to the surface. For example, what eventually happened to Logan? And if he will play more a role?

5. There are a few hints on what the robot Peter Abernathy become an important figure. Recall that in the first season, played the role of Dolores Abernathy's father until he was stuck with a pictures depicting a man from the outside world, that was the starting point for the transformation of the most Dolores. The fact that Abernathy might still return again found out users Reddit. They stumbled upon a hidden in the viral video login and password that you brought here to this command line: "Find Peter Abernathy."

6. Timing of some episodes of the second season will go beyond the usual 60 minutes, and the final and did promise to make "endless". This can only mean one thing: the new season we will have even more epic.

What are the main fans' theories about the fate of the characters and the world?

Ford was still alive, but instead killed his copy

Remember how all this time the old man in his office designed some kind of robot? It is likely that Ford made a replacement. Given his passion for the game of god (think a reproduction of Michelangelo and a conversation with Bernard on consciousness in the eighth episode) and thinking through all the details, this theory seems quite real.

All this time Ford was a robot

More specifically, the first robot, which created Arnold. This explains why 30 years ago, Ford did not stop his "friend" from suicide and opposed the idea that robots can have consciousness. In addition, Ford - the only character who can give the robot voice commands instead of a remote control. Finally, it is old-fashioned dresses and stores inside the park unauthorized family of robots, allegedly copied from his real parents. Too many coincidences.

Dolores is designed in the image of a real person

In the trailer for the second season we see it in modern surroundings and new clothes. So either she got into the world of men, or any other of the theme parks, or we are shown flashbacks from the life of its real prototype.

"Delos" take over the world

This theory came after comments by Jonathan Nolan about the new drones, which the company created secretly. Here we can recall that in the sequel to the original film in 1973 titled "The World of the Future" "Delos" created a robotic copy of the world's leaders to clean up the political power on the planet in their hands. Which raises the question: how "Delos" was involved in the rebellion of robots at the end of the first season? And is not this all part of the company's plan to seize power over mankind?

All the characters in the series - robots

If the idea seems too crazy, remember the words of Ford: "You can not understand what consciousness is, because it does not exist. People like to think they perceive the world somehow in a special way. But we live subjects as predefined and closed, as well as robots, rarely hesitate in choosing his obedience and those who tell us what to do next. "

Where can I see all the official video for the new season?

We have gathered here. Enjoy watching!

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